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U of T values innovation, but knows it takes a community to make it happen. That's why we make sure that our students get to work with scientists, engineers, thought-leaders and industry advisors through our 10 innovation hubs. Here they can experience what it's like to develop exciting ideas into something tangible that could really shift life for the better for the people of this planet.

This community includes you. Student and faculty creators do need your help. Your support is absolutely critical to U of T's quest to make a difference in the Toronto region, in Canada, and around the world.

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When U of T professor Cynthia Goh thinks about making the world a more equitable place, lighting comes to her mind. Drawing on her own experience of growing up in the rural Philippines without electricity, she is well aware of how transformational a special solar-powered lamp - created by her team - can be.

Cynthia's story is just one of many that drive innovation at U of T. Student and faculty creators are combining their personal experiences with brilliant ideas to address pressing problems in the Toronto region, in Canada, and around the world. But they need your help. Your support is critical to their ability to address some of the most rampant inequities on our planet.

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WHAT KIND OF GIFT WILL THIS BE?

To say you graduated from U of T Law has always meant that you were a graduate of one of the finest law schools in the world.

However, one thing that differentiates our alumni from the students entering our law school today is the cost of a legal education. Commencing in the mid 1990’s, tuition at Ontario law schools has risen in step with a 30% real decline in government funding. Today, U of T’s law school tuition is $36,000 this academic year, and every law school in Ontario has a tuition of at least $16,000 (JD/LLB). With public funding declining, U of T Law is committed to ensuring that tuition does not become a barrier to students.

The Faculty has long understood the risks of higher tuition for the twin pillars of excellence and access, and has invested significantly in maintaining them both. The academic excellence of the Faculty and the availability of financial support have combined to foster the strength of the Law School – when applicants decide between U of T and another Ontario law school, 95% choose U of T.

Almost 50% of our students qualify for front end financial aid, and our unique program for post-graduate debt relief pays interest and even helps retire the debt of our lower-earning graduates. Offering a wide range of financial aid tools – bursaries and grants, no-interest loans, and post-graduate debt relief – has been a cornerstone of our financial aid program. U of T Law is the only law school in Ontario to offer strictly needs-based student financial aid – merit scholarships are not offered.

Privately supported endowments now provide about one third of our annual financial aid budget. With your help our endowment can grow and ensure that future generations of students experience U of T Law as an open, accessible and excellent path to a legal education. You can help ensure that this remains the reality.